The most important medicine of Great Britain has encouraged the public to isolate two days if they suffer from the symptoms of the Norovirus, because the NHS fights a second wave of the Winterbraakbug.
His intervention is because new data released that cases of COVID-19 are rising and flu and serious airway infection RSV of children remain extremely high.
With viruses that circulated in hospitals, almost 50,000 NHS employees were sick every day – almost 10 percent more than last year – the pressure.
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, National Medical Director of NHS England, who announced today that he is deducting, said that despite the sunny weather 'the winter is certainly not over' for the health service.
He added: “To stop the spread of the norovirus, it is important to remember to wash your hands regularly with soap and water, and if you are not good to prevent you from mixing with other people until you have not had any symptoms for two days.”
Symptoms of norovirus, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain that usually suddenly rise.
Patients can also experience the flu -like symptoms, such as fever and chills, muscle sting, headache and fatigue.
Figures released by NHS England, show that last week there were 1,094 patients a day in the hospital with Norovirus.
The main medicine of Great Britain has insisted on the public to isolate two days if they suffer from the symptoms of the Norovirus while the NHS is fighting a second wave of the Interbraakbug
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, National Medical Director of NHS England, who announced today that he is taking off, said that despite the sunny weather 'Winter is certainly not over' for the health service
This is more than double the number of patients compared to the same period last year.
Medici were also forced to close nearly 300 beds every day to prevent the spread of the virus in the hospital.
Experts have said earlier that a new, more transferable, norovirus variant is now good for almost 70 percent of all cases.
Since the beginning of the 2024/2025 season, the number of outbreaks of the Winterbraakbug that has been reported in hospital environments is also 26 percent higher than the five -year average.
The wave of things is the increasing pressure on the already stretched health service.
Last month, 40,000 bed days – where a patient stays in an NHS hospital for 24 hours – lost by Norovirus.
The extra pressure on health care means that there are more patients in the hospital last year than this time – with 95.6 percent of the occupied beds.
Almost one in seven beds was absorbed by patients who no longer had to be there because of delays that patients discharge.
Saffron Cordery, interim -chief executive of NHS providers, said that the notes of the figures keep the real winter pressure where you look ', and adds:' Norovirus has led to thousands of bed closures, flu has still risen with us and hospital confirmation cases.
'Inevitable is all also affecting the absence of staff.
“Delay in discharging patients who are good enough to go home, but not, often because appropriate social or community care is not immediately available, this pressure has been merged.”
Health secretary Wes Streeting thanked NHS employees for their 'tireless work' in the light of winter pressure and added: 'While the latest figures indicate a slight relaxation in certain areas, the health service remains under considerable pressure.
“To alleviate the burden of seasonal pressure this year, we have delivered more than 29 million vaccinations and ended the harmful strikes, kept doctors in the front line instead of the picket line.”
This is after the UK Health Security Agency has issued its latest information about Norovirus cases.
In the past two weeks – between 10 to 23 February – the cases were 11.6 percent higher than at the start of the month.
This period is 167.9 percent higher than the average of 5 seasons.
It is estimated that for any case of Norovirus reported to national surveillance in the UK there is about 288 in the community that are not reported, suggesting that there are 3 million cases.
The majority of norovirus patients do not have to talk to a doctor about the infection. In most cases it will clean up itself.
But for those who are more vulnerable – usually older, young and immunocomromized – this can lead to serious dehydration, resulting in hospitalization.
It is estimated that for any case of Norovirus reported to national surveillance in the UK, there are about 288 in the community that are not reported.
The bug is usually spread through close contact with someone who is infected, or by touching surfaces or objects, or eating food that someone has infected.
Rest and having a lot of liquid is often recommended by health workers to help recover. Paracetamol can also help to fever or pains.
